Yelp Reviews of the Presidential Debates

I came to hear the specifics of Romney’s tax plan, but when he brought it out I was pretty disappointed. Closing loopholes was a bizarre pairing with cutting off funding for PBS, and didn’t make sense over-all. Health care wasn’t bad, though. Wouldn’t recommend, but I didn’t hate it.

—Emily S.Philadelphia, Pa.
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★☆☆☆☆

Wasn’t a huge fan. Atmosphere was terrible. Not very much variety in the selection of cost-cutting measures that Romney proposed.

—Stephen N.Berkeley, Calif.

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★☆☆☆☆

There were too many problems to count! Obama basically did not mention the “forty-seven per cent” comment… which… hellooo… was basically the only thing we ordered, other than the abortion discussion, which he also forgot!!!

Oh, and the host was terrible. Really bad service.

—Olivia D.St. Louis, Mo.

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★★★☆☆

Great place for small-business owners and nuclear families, but I wouldn’t recommend it to seniors, women, or gay couples.

—Susan F.Madison, Wis.

HEMPSTEAD LOCATION:

★★★☆☆

The memes were delicious, but it was weird to watch the candidates walking back and forth so much.

—Hakim A.San Francisco, Calif.

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★★★☆☆

They had a woman moderating, which was cool, and you don’t see that every day. We came looking for a discussion of how access to contraception is actually an economic issue for women, which we knew was probably a lot to ask for on a Tuesday night on national TV. Haha. But it actually wasn’t as greasy as we were expecting (minus the comment about women needing flexible schedules so they can make their husbands dinner!). Over-all, not bad, and would probably go back.

—Lucy P.Houston, Tex.

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★★★★☆

Super good! Only drawback was lots of rule violations, and also that Romney blamed gun violence on single moms.

—Mario L.Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

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★★☆☆☆

Everything looked so good, but when we got the check, it didn’t make any sense. Took us about four years to figure it out who owed what, and Romney wouldn’t go into specifics. Bad service.

—Donna M.Tampa, Fla.

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★☆☆☆☆

Terrible crowd. Never going to a town hall-style again. Worse than Medieval Times.

—Ellis P.Atlanta, Ga.

BOCA RATON LOCATION:

★★★☆☆

We wanted to get something other than “new American,” but there was a lot of the same old domestic fare happening. My wife enjoyed the comments on Iraq, but I still don’t get what a status-of-forces agreement is. Plus, Benghazi back-and-forth was a little bland.

—Robert S.Brooklyn, N.Y.

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★★★★☆

Try the sanctions. Seriously. They are crippling!!!

—Phil R.Phoenix, Ariz.

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★★★☆☆

My friends all agreed that it wasn’t as great as the Hempstead location, but still good. Try asking Romney for his seven-point plan. It’s as complicated as the five-point plan, but there are more points. Side note: apparently they don’t do climate change at any locations anymore!

—Emma C.Milwaukee, Wis.

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★★☆☆☆

The service was only so-so: they didn’t bring out the discussion of Guantánamo, and the host was no help. The menu was all over the map, and not a lot of Chinese options.

—Mikayla M.Ann Arbor, Mich.

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★☆☆☆☆

Bayonets no longer on the menu. :(

—Lauren K.Washington, D.C.

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